Tag: Federal Reserve

DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz picked as new watchdog for Fed and CFPB

Ross O'Keefe · June 7, 2025 10:03 am

Michelle Bowman, governor of the Federal Reserve nominee for President Trump, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in D.C. on May 15, 2018.

Senate confirms Trump nominee Bowman to be top Fed bank regulator

Zach Halaschak · June 4, 2025 6:44 pm

Wells Fargo's red sign is pictured in front of a clear blue sky.

Federal Reserve lifts asset cap placed on Wells Fargo after 2018 fake accounts scandal

Annabella Rosciglione · June 4, 2025 11:04 am

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2024.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Are fiscal folly and money mischief our new normal?

Alexander Salter · June 1, 2025 7:00 am

Shoppers walk from a Target store in midtown Manhattan in New York on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Inflation fell to 2.1% in April, lowest since 2021

Zach Halaschak · May 30, 2025 8:34 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Federal Reserve in Washington.

Trump and Powell meet in White House as Fed faces pressure to lower rates

Zach Halaschak · May 29, 2025 1:41 pm

GDP - A pumpjack works on a pad near a housing development July 4, 2024, in Dacono, Colo.

GDP revised up to -0.2% growth rate for first quarter

Zach Halaschak · May 29, 2025 8:33 am

Gold jewelry are displayed for sale at V&P Jewelry in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Inflation fell to 2.3% in April, brightening outlook as Trump trade war roils markets

Zach Halaschak, Joseph Lawler · May 13, 2025 8:33 am

In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve officials were convinced last month that the U.S. economy and job growth had slowed as COVID-19 cases surged across the country. They noted that the economy's outlook is heavily dependent on the course of the virus.

Fairness and Justice

Is Jerome Powell batting for three strikes?

John Roberts · May 13, 2025 6:00 am

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell speaks during an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago,

Fed holds interest rates steady in face of pressure from Trump and tariffs

Zach Halaschak · May 7, 2025 2:00 pm

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the DealBook Summit in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.

WATCH LIVE: Powell holds press conference after decision on interest rates

Ross O'Keefe · May 7, 2025 1:20 pm

Michelle Bowman, governor of the Federal Reserve nominee for President Trump, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in D.C. on May 15, 2018.

Trump’s pick for top Fed bank regulator advances out of committee

Zach Halaschak · May 6, 2025 10:47 am